Siddhartha

Siddhartha is Hermann Hesse's novel about a man's search for truth. Set in ancient India, the story follows Siddhartha, the son of a respected Brahmin, who leaves behind comfort, learning, and tradition in order to discover wisdom for himself. He studies with wandering ascetics, listens to the teachings of the Buddha, and later becomes immersed in the pleasures and distractions of worldly life. Yet none of these paths gives him the understanding he seeks. Through years of wandering, loss, a...